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Why Calories Matter for Fat Loss (Evidence-Based) | Ep 339
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"Calories don't exist, they're just made-up numbers."
"You don't eat calories, you eat food."
These statements have gained traction on social media, usually from people trying to dismiss energy balance or suggest that tracking food is meaningless.
But this argument reveals a fundamental misunderstanding about measurement in science and engineering…
The skinny
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